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deobstructive

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having the effect of deobstructing (clearing a passage, etc. of obstructions).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1860, uncredited translator, The Epigrams of Martial, London: Henry G. Bohn, Epigram 47, p. 153, There coleworts might you see of noblest shoot; There might admire each lettuce, leek, and root; But, above all, the deobstructive beet;

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noun

Meaning 2

Something that has the effect of deobstructing.

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History

Etymology

From de- + obstructive.